Do any of you take it personally when your horse is naughty?

[NeedNewHorse]

Hi,

Just wondering really does anyone else (or did) take it personally when you fell of your horse, or your horse was naughty to ride??

Such as, are you quite emotional with your horses and take it bad when they chuck you are act up and generally don't trust you are always test you out when you are at your weakest??

Or.. in a different view, does anyone feel they have a super relationship, whereby you know your horse looks after you??
xx

 

[MrsMozart]

No, I think she's being an argumentative tw*t

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Yes, I know she'll give me the last ounce of her strength if I were to ask it of her

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[tasteofchristmaschaos]

Nope. But I do blame myself, because 90% of the time that he is naughty, he is doing it because I am in a rush to finish and therefore do something wrong/different to normal and that confuses him. The other 10% of the time he is just a cheeky bugger and refuses to get his head out of the grass/leaves and then I have no problem calling him all names under the sun

 

[milliepops]

Bit of both really. I do think we have a good relationship, best I've ever had with any horse. Some days it feels like we are wired into each other's heads

and I trust her completely.

But she also knows how to press my buttons, and we can get in some tangles on the school from time to time. I try not to get emotionally worried by it, as then I'm less able to ride properly! Tough though sometimes, especially I'm practicing for a show etc and it can get stressful - I find it better to go for a hack instead if we're having one of 'those' days

 

[Coffee_Bean]

No

When I'm the only one that my horse is bad to catch for (and not very often mind) you learn not to take it personally, just that she knows that I wouldn't be coming to get her unless it was to ride

She's a silly bugger about some things, but I get it, I get her. I understand her completely, and I know that we trust each other

 

[hairymolly]

Sometimes, my girl can be a pain just bacause she feels like it. I felt like she was testing me for a good while when I got her. having said that she does tend to look fter me when it counts.

 

[marinitagsd]

A bit of both really. I know my big girl inside and out and feel very safe and comfortable riding heras she knows me as well but my 4yr old is a different story! Sometimes I feel she is just being naughty and other times I blame myself for maybe giving wrong signals.

 

[Charmaine18]

I sometimes do, even though I know it's silly. Since Scooby's my first pony and I've never had a horse who is mainly ridden by me before, so when he messes around (especially when it's my fault or I'm making it worse, which is 99% of the time) I tend to think he's doing it because he doesn't like me, or my riding.

It's very silly, but it does occasionally stress me out. Hopefully as I get used to being responsible for his schooling I will be a bit more sensible!

 

[NeedNewHorse]

Thanks guy's - so good to hear.x

 

[Ali_H]

Star and i have a fab relationship, but he does test me, alot! If i am having a good day, we will work through him being strong/bolshy/generally argumetitve, and get a very good result! But on a bad day we just end up in a tug of war, at which point i change the subject and do something different!
He always looks after me, he jogs and pops and bunny hops, but would never chuck you on purpose.

xxx

 

[Ebenezer_Scrooge]

I don't take it personally, we all have bad days! He is rarely naughty though and often just gets excited usually when I'm having a bad day he gets a bit cheeky so I end up laughing!!!